We Made It!

First of all, I should start with a quick explanation. We came to Costa Rica just for a cool vacation. We are staying for a month because we can with John's work, so we thought 'why not?' Some may not know that my parents served as mission president here. While they were serving, John and I got married here in the Costa Rica San Jose Temple. It was amazing and we have always wanted to come back, so here we are (with 3 kids-which is a little crazy).
Getting here was worse than I thought it would be. Our travels started at 4:30 on Friday afternoon when we left for the airport.We took a quick plane to Denver then had a 3 hour layover. It wouldn't have been too bad, but we got to Denver at 9 (kids bed time) and didn't leave until midnight. The kids were a total mess for most of that time. But by the time we got on the airplane, they were so tired that they slept from before we were off the ground until we reached the gate in San Jose. I, on the other hand, slept very little. That was the worst part of it.
In the interest of not being long winded, I will cut it down. Customs, baggage claim, rental car and getting into the hotel all went fairly smoothly. By the time we got to the hotel it was 10:30am, so we'd been traveling for 18 hours!!
We rested a bit in the hotel and then walked around downtown. I think the Ticos (that's what the Costa Rican people call themselves) are a very beautiful people. Everyone has been so kind and helpful. The women like to wear their clothes a little too tight for my taste, but if you look at their faces, they are so pretty.
We had lunch at a traditional Tico street corner restaurant. John and Austin loved it!
We found a little grocery store to get a couple things and are now honkered down in the hotel room to try for a good night's sleep. Not sure how that will go, the bar across the street seems to be just getting going! Good thing we brought Bailey's noise maker!
Day 1- semi-success. Really looking forward to the beach tomorrow!
Pics won't upload. Will deal with it tomorrow.